Dreamwave Armada issue 7
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| Publisher | Dreamwave Productions | ||||||||||||
| First published | January 29, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Simon Furman | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Pat Lee | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Rob Armstrong | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Espen Grundetjern, David Cheung, Ramil Sunga, Felipe Smith | ||||||||||||
| Lettering | Dreamer Design | ||||||||||||
| Editor | Roger Lee | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Dreamwave Armada continuity | ||||||||||||
Megatron attacks the Autobots with the Star Saber, but they are saved by the arrival of the Land Military Team.
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Synopsis
Megatron laughs maniacally about the power of the Star Saber. Collecting Cyclonus, Demolishor, and Starscream, he heads off to Lincoln, South Dakota to attack the Autobots.
Meanwhile, Sparkplug laments his stupidity at going against Optimus Prime's orders. Longarm tells him that the Air Defense Team was in danger, and they merely did what they had to. "And besides", he says, "help is on the way." The kids activate the device that the Mini-Cons gave them, and soon enough the Land Military Mini-Con Team arrives, demanding to know where they got a Mini-Con panic pager. The kids tell them the situation, and the Mini-Cons decide that there really isn't much they can do, as even though they're not with the Decepticons, they're not on side of the Autobots either. Disgusted that they could be so irresponsible, Rad declares that he's going to rescue them on his own. Wreckage is impressed with his bravery, and decides that they'll help out after all.
At Lincoln, the Autobots fall under attack by the Decepticons, but suddenly realize that they don't have any Mini-Cons to help them this time. They fight back as best as they can, but the power of the Star Saber proves too much for them. Soon, however, the Land Military Team arrives with Jolt, Sparkplug, and Longarm to even out the odds. At first, Optimus Prime says that with Sparkplug, he has the power to end things once and for all, for he soon realizes that it's not about power: it's about respect for that power, as well as the individual. The Air Defense Team then breaks free of Megatron's control, separates, and attacks him, forcing a retreat. After the battle, though, they and the Land Military Team leave to carry on the fight in their own way. Optimus Prime notes that even without them, their respect still gives them an edge over the Decepticons.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Mini-Cons | Humans |
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Quotes
"Great. Let's see. They have seven Mini-Cons, right? And we have...er...carry the one over...add the differential...none!"
- —Hot Shot is maybe being sarcastic
Notes
Errors
- On page 4, Demolishor's name is misspelled "Demolisher".
- Lee oddly draws a lot of characters as lacking the missiles that are usually present in their launchers. Wreckage, Knock Out, Bonecrusher, Demolishor, and even Red Alert's gun-hand are all sporting empty barrels in many scenes.
- On page 17, the panels set in Lincoln feature a bright blue sky, when all other pages present the weather as dark and cloudy.
- Also on page 17 in the first panel, Lee draws Demolishor with Cyclonus' rotor on his back. Wha?
- Again, on page 17, Hot Shot's visor is mis-colored yellow like the rest of the helmet.
Other trivia
- Not that this wiki is ever particularly kind to Pat Lee, but this issue (and to a slightly-lesser extent, last issue) comprises some of the most slipshod and rushed work he's ever put his name on, if he even drew it himself in the first place! Virtually every page features reworkings or straight-up cut-and-pastings of art from previous pages (or even the same page!), and that's on top of Lee's usual less-than-ideal capabilities in basic storytelling, character proportions, and generally staying on-model. Simon Furman even once commented on how little actual "original" art was on the penciled pages he had seen before these issues had been completed.
Covers (2)
- Regular cover: Megatron fights Optimus while the Military Team ignores Sparkplug by Guido Guidi
- Alternate cover: Starscream by Pat Lee
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Reprints
- Transformers Armada: Volume 2: Fortress (September 17, 2003) ISBN 0973278641 / ISBN 978-0973278644
- Collects issues #6–11.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery and the Armada mini-comic #2
- Transformers Armada Vol. 2 (Japan ed.) (January, 2004) ISBN 4902314215 / ISBN 978-4902314212
- Same content as Dreamwave's volume 2, translated to Japanese.
- Transformers Armada Vol. 3 (Spain ed.) (March, 2007) ISBN 978-8498147421
- Reprints issues 6–7, translated to Spanish.
- Transformers Armada: Volume 2 (IDW reprint) (January 14, 2009) ISBN 160010357X / ISBN 978-1600103575
- Straight reprint of the Dreamwave trade with same contents.
- Transformers Armada: Omnibus (August 18, 2010) ISBN 160010715X / ISBN 978-1600107153
- Contains issues 1–18.
- Bonus material includes the Armada Preview issue.
- Reissued in 2016 with a new cover.
Transformers Armada:
Volume 2: Fortress
Transformers Armada:
Volume 2 (Japan ed.)
Transformers Armada:
Volume 3 (Spain ed.)
Transformers Armada:
Volume 2 (IDW reprint)
Transformers Armada: Omnibus
Transformers Armada: Omnibus (reissue)
